Mitten mop



' May 9, 1939. w, HERTZBRG 2,157,700

MITTEN MOP Filed Feb. 25, 193B INVENTOR y l BYWM ATTORNEY Patented May 9, 1939 lvuTTEN Mor William Hertzberg, New York, N. Y., `assigner to Hertzberg Patents Inc., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application February 23, 1938, Serial No. 192,046

4 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in floor mops and more particularly to that type thereof Which'is known as "mitten mops and which consists of a metallic frame which is covered by a fabric mitten provided with suitable mop material.

It is the particular object of the present invention to provide a new and improved frame for a mop of this kind which is simple in construction, neat in appearance and easily applied to the fabric mitten.

It is a further object of this invention to provide a frame of this type which may easily and quickly be attached to a simple mop holder without the use of any tools and form a mop which is extremely low in height so that it can be inserted in the very lowest spaces under chests of drawers, bureaus, etc. for thoroughly sweeping thereunder.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the description thereof taken in connection with the accompanying drawing in which- Fig. 1 is a plan View of a mop frame embodying the present invention from which the fabric cover is removed.

Fig. 2 is a sectional View on the line 2-2 of Fig.l 1.

Fig. 3 is a side elevation oi a complete mop with the improved frame only partly inserted in the cover or nutten.

Fig. 4 is a perspective View of a c-omplete mitten mop embodying the invention ready for use.

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawing, the improved map includes a frame formed of a piece of wire bent V-shape forming legs 8 arranged in a common plane. Another wire frame 9 having a polygonal shape of preferably quadrangular form with a base 9a is formed as illustrated in Fig. 2 with an oiset portion I elevated above the plane of the base 9a. Two converging legs 9b extend from the ends of the base 9a in the same plane and each terminates in a short inwardly turned portion 9c and each is bent on itself forming a return portion 9d which extends outside of the leg 9b substantially parallel thereto a-nd nearly to the corner formed by the base 9a and leg 9b. The frames 8 and 9 are connected by means of closely wound helical springs Il into which the free end of legs 8 and 9d lit very tightly. These springs II while connecting the legs 8 and 9d hold them apart leaving a space between the ends of each pair of legs 8 and 9d. The two frames 8 and 9 when held together by the springs II form a very eicient unitary supporting mop frame for a mitten mop as shown in Fig. 4.

The mitten I2 consists as usual of two sheets I2 and I2a of fabric placed upon eac-h other and stitched together along the outline of the frames 5 8 and 9. The lower side of the mitten and its outline is fringed with suitable mopping material I3. The upper sheet I2 oi the mitten has in its center an opening through which the unitary mop frame may be inserted and through which 10 the part I0 protrudes.

To insert the unitary mop frame into the mitten, the V-shaped frame 8 is rst bent backward underneath the quadrangular frame 9 so that the narrow ends of the frames almost touch each l5 other. The springs Il permit this. When in this collapsed position, the frames 8 and 9 are inserted into the mitten through the opening in the upper sheet I2. When inside the mitten, the pressure is released whereupon the springs I I will 20 spread the frames 8 and 9 out and bring them into a common plane as shown in Figs. 1 and 4.

For operating the mop, a handle I5 is attached to the frame preferably by a suitable mop connector I6 as shown in Figs. 3 and 4 and which is 25 fully described in United States Letters Patent No. 1,735,278 issued to Harry I-Iertzberg on Dec. 11, 1929. y

A particular advantage gained by the present invention is that the mitten frame requires no 30 mechanism to lock its two parts together in a common plane as this function is automatically performed by the arrangement of the two springs Other advantages are that its small height 35 permits itsinsertion into small spaces under articles of furniture; and that the action of springs II permits one half of the mitten to bend relative to the other half whereby a gentle resilient sweeping action is permitted. 40

Changes in details may be made without departi-ng from the principle of the invention and I desire therefore to be limited only by the state of the prior art and the appended claims.

I claim:

l. A wire frame for a mitten mop consisting oi an elongated wire member having separated free ends, another elongated wire member having separated free ends and eXible members connecting the free ends of said wire members 50 whereby said wire members may be collapsed upon themselves for insertion into a mitten mop body, one of said members having an offset portion for mounting the mop handle.

2. A wire frame for a mitten mop consisting 55 of an elongated wire member having separated free ends, another elongated wire member having separated free ends, an oiset portion formed on the latter member for mounting the mop handle, and helical spring members connecting the free ends of said Wire members whereby said wire members may be collapsed upon themselves Ior insertion into a mitten mop body.

3. A frame for a mitten mop consisting of a V-shaped Wire member, a quadrangular shaped Wire member having free ends, helical spring members connecting the free ends of said quadrangular member and the free ends of the V- shaped member to form an elongated frame, a transverse member at the middle of said frame for mounting a handle, said spring members holding said Wire members in a common plane with the free ends separated to permit relative bending movement between the Wire members whereby said members may be positioned at an angle to each other and may be collapsed for insertion into the mitten mop body.

4. In combination with a mitten mop having an opening, a frame for supporting and spreading the body of said mop comprising a V-shaped Wire member, a second substantially V-shaped Wire member having free ends, helical spring members connecting the free ends of said wire members, said spring members being adapted to hold said free ends separate from each other whereby one Wire member may be moved to a position angular to the other, and an offset bearing portion formed on one of said Wire members and protruding out through the opening in the mop for connection to a. mop handle.

WILLIAM I-IERTZBERG. 

